The U.S. Role in World War I

1. When did the U.S. join World War I?

• A. when it began in 1914

• B. when the Lusitania sank in 1915

• C. when we learned about the Zimmerman telegram in 1917

• D. the U.S. did not participate in World War I

2. What was the first event of World War I that affected the U.S.?

• A. when the war began in 1914

• B. when the Lusitania sank in 1915

• C. when we learned about the Zimmerman telegram in 1917

• D. the U.S. did not participate in World War I

3. In the Zimmerman telegram, Germany proposed an alliance with:

• A. Britain

• B. America

• C. Mexico

• D. the territories of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona

5. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson was the only leader of the time to publicly declare what?

• A. his war aims

• B. his opinion of Germany

• C. his perspective on the war

• D. his allegiance to the Allied Powers

4. How did the U.S. enter the war?

• A. by declaring war on Mexico

• B. by declaring war on Germany

• C. as an Associated Power, rather than an Allied Power

• D. Both B and C